A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 234
The carriage slowly approached the palace gate.

Huaiyu tidied up his court clothes and got out of the car. The land in front of the East Palace Gate was fairly clean, and the Yongzhou Yamen specially spread sand from the Chan River here.

Hundreds of officials gathered in front of the palace, and it was freezing cold. Many officials wore furs over their court clothes.

What mink fur coats, even sheepskin quilts, as well as fox fur, bear fur, etc., in the dim light, it looks like a group of ghosts and monsters gathering.

Huaiyu himself was wearing a sable cloak, and was holding a copper hand warmer in his hand.

Many people greeted him, Wu Huaiyu is doing well now, the crown prince of the Bureau of Economics and Economics is also a scholar and owner of the Chongwen Museum, a job that is harmless to humans and animals, but many relatives of the emperor, prime ministers and princes’ children study in the Chongwen Museum, and even I may also go to study in the future,

You must be more polite to the child's teacher, not to mention that he is still an official of the Eastern Palace, and Wu Huaiyu has the status of a genius doctor, a great painter, and a great poet. There is no conflict of interest, but he can still be used, so he is naturally polite.

Tai Changqing and military supervisor Yang Shidao has been very enthusiastic about Wu Huaiyu recently. He sent gifts to the door several times, and wanted to ask Huaiyu to paint portraits of him and the princess.

Not only did Consort Yang directly send a lot of money and silk as a deposit, but he also bought a lot of elixir, salt, soap, etc. in the Qianjintang of Huaiyu's house, and became a long-term big customer.Not to mention, Lao Yang took good care of his subordinate, Samurai Ke, and not only gave away a concubine, but Lao Wu also gave the best evaluation in the assessment.

"Is Erlang free recently?" Yang Shidao came over with a smile and handed Huaiyu a betel nut. "The thing from Lingnan is quite refreshing."

"I'll just chew two slices of mint. It's not good to eat too much betel nut. If you chew it often, your mouth will become smaller and smaller. In the future, you won't even be able to open your mouth. You won't be able to eat meat. You can only drink porridge. This stuff is poisonous."

Yang Shidao was taken aback, "My family has a servant who is doing business in Lingnan, and he was brought back to be filial. Damn, he dared to poison me and killed him with a stick when he returned."

"No, this betel nut is only slightly poisonous. It doesn't matter if you eat it occasionally, but you can't eat too much. It's best to cook it first. That person definitely didn't intend to murder Yang Gong."

"Since Erlang speaks for him, then I will spare his life, but this kind of person cannot be kept. Later, I will ask my servants to give him and his family to Erlang. Don't keep Erlang by his side, send him to Zhuangzi Just go and farm.”

Yang Shidao could not allow Huaiyu to refuse.

His ability to climb the ladder is really strong, but he also has the capital, a mere house slave is nothing, not as good as a drop in the bucket.

"Erlang, I've been feeling weak in my waist and knees recently, do you think I need to recuperate?"

Huaiyu directly took his pulse and asked about the situation.

"Mr. Yang's situation may be due to overwork, his body is a little weak, and his kidney qi is insufficient. I suggest using Liuwei Dihuang Pills. If Yang Gong wants to have more offspring, then after a course of Liuwei Dihuang Pills, he can switch to Wuzi Yanzong Pills." , not only can solve the symptoms of soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, but also make you more powerful and more prosperous."

Yang Shidao chuckled, "This is good, this is good,"

"I'll write a prescription for Qianjintang later, and ask them to prepare it and send it to Duke Yang, and Duke Yang will take it according to the instructions."

"Erlang, the sage was summoned yesterday and talked about dealing with Yunzhou Heng'an Yuan Junzhang, and mentioned Erlang's memorial. The sage agrees with your analysis of Yuan Junzhang's poor power."

"I have taken the initiative to ask Ying to go to Hedong, and I will go there in the next year. I will be in charge of recruiting Yuan Junzhang to recover Yunzhong. I ask the saint to take you as my deputy. Let's make contributions together and recover Yunzhou."

Yang Shidao originally thought that he won the post of deputy envoy for Wu Huaiyu, it was a great favor for Wu Huaiyu to win the opportunity to make meritorious service, but Wu Huaiyu did not have a very happy expression.

"Why, you don't want to go?"

"Somewhat sudden." Huaiyu felt helpless.

"It's a rare opportunity. The world is unified, and now there are only two rebels left, Yuan Junzhang and Liang Shidu. If you don't hurry up, there will be no soup left."

Since the rise of the army in the Tang Dynasty, Yuan Junzhang in Daibei and Liang Shidu in Shuofang have not been dealt with much. It is not that they cannot be defeated, but a strategic decision in the early Tang Dynasty.

Although the Turks continued to invade, Li Tang always had the attitude of not fighting if he could. He tried to appease him first, and if he couldn't, he would give him some money and silk. He must first concentrate on unifying the Central Plains.

Therefore, for Liang Shidu and Yuan Junzhang, the main strategy is to restrict their southward invasion, and deliberately keep them as a buffer zone with the Turks.

If they dare to commit crimes, they will fight back, but they don't go to war to kill them, just to have more buffer zones with the Turks.

First go south and then go north, fight against outsiders and settle inside first.

This strategy was actually quite successful, and Datang pacified the Central Plains very quickly.

Now that the Central Plains are settled, it is natural to start heading north. Before the abrupt decisive battle, these two remnants must be cleaned up first.

Yuan Junzhang is the remnant of Liu Wuzhou. From the time when he owned Yanmen, Mayi, and Yunzhong counties, until now there is only one town of Heng'an left, and his strength is the weakest.

Not only Wu Huaiyu can see that Yuan Junzhang is destitute and now he can only descend to the Tang Dynasty, in fact, anyone with a little knowledge in the court can see it.

As the emperor's brother-in-law, Yang Shidao grabbed the task of recruiting, so he was going to take credit for it. If he asked to take Wu Huaiyu as his deputy, he would naturally give Huaiyu some credit.

If someone else gets this opportunity, I would be grateful.

But Wu Huaiyu didn't intend to go.

"Do you think there will be trouble on this errand?"

"Could it be that Yuan Junzhang dares to repeat himself again?"

In fact, Yuan Junzhang surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the sixth year of Wude. First, Yunzhong Yuan Junzhang and Mayi Gaoman's political coalition attacked Yanmen, but failed to capture it. Li Yuan sent envoys to surrender and promised to give iron coupons a guarantee do not kill.Yuan Junzhang refused to accept it, and attacked Daizhou again, but was still repelled by Tang generals.

Gao Manzheng of Mayi proposed to kill the Turks and join the Tang Dynasty, but Yuan Junzhang refused.Gao Manzheng secretly descended to the Tang Dynasty and led his troops to attack Yuan Junzhang. Yuan Junzhang fled to the Turks, but his son and two hundred Turkic riders were killed.

Afterwards, Yuan Junzhang came back with the Turkic army and captured Mayi. Gao Manzheng, who was named the governor of Shuozhou and Duke of Rongguo after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, captured and killed Gao Manzheng, but soon he had to abandon Mayi and retreat to Heng'an.

The Tang army counterattacked aggressively, and most of its subordinates left him and went to the Tang Dynasty. Yuan Junzhang was afraid and asked to surrender. Li Yuan sent an envoy Yuan Pu to give him an iron coupon and an official title. As a result, Jieli Khan sent someone to come. Jun Zhang repented again and sent Yuan Pu to Jie Li, who was killed by Jie Li.

"Yuan Junzhang is poor, and even his son wants to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and most of his subordinates want to be attached. This year, the Turks went south and suffered a big setback. Yuan Junzhang should also see the situation. Yang Gong went to surrender, Yuan Jun Zhang has absolutely no reason to repeat it, let alone say that the envoys murdered him, so don't worry, Mr. Yang."

Yang Shidao laughed, "Since that's the case, Erlang, don't hesitate, come with me, it may only take two or three months, and then this great achievement will be easily achieved."

early morning.

It's over after a boring ceremony.

The servant announced the decree, named some names, and asked them to stay in the court to summon the right, not only the prime ministers, but also Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Yang Shidao, Taichangqing, etc.
The name of Prince Xima Wu Huaiyu is also listed.

Sure enough, when he came to the palace, Li Shimin, who had changed into a dragon robe, directly talked about his plans for Liang Shidu and Yuan Junzhang.

They beat Master Liang, but stroked Yuan Junzhang.

"With Chai Shao as the general manager of Shuofang Road, Xue Wanche as the deputy, and Niu Jinda as the vanguard, we will crusade against Liang Shidu."

"Your Majesty, I object to this!"

Before the emperor finished speaking, Wang Gui, the attendant of the Huangmen, stood up and objected loudly, "My Tang Dynasty and the Turks formed an alliance and ceased war at Weiqiao in September, and now it's only March, and we're going to fight again. Can't Your Majesty keep a low profile?"

"Did Your Majesty forget about the ten-year rest and health gathering that was promised?"

"With this war, the Turkic people will have another excuse to invade the south. Then there will be endless wars. How will the people recuperate?"

Immediately afterwards, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Wei Zheng also followed up immediately at this time, resolutely opposed to sending troops to attack Liang Shidu, "If my Tang Dynasty sends troops to attack Liang Shidu, Turkic Jieli will definitely go south to protect, and when the Tang Dynasty suddenly fights again, there will never be peace. "

"Your Majesty, please bear with me for now."

Li Shimin couldn't bear it, not for a day.

Although Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was a scholar, he firmly advocated fighting.

"Your Majesty, I have to report that after the Turks returned to the grasslands in September, there was a white disaster in the grasslands this winter, and many livestock froze to death. Now they are too busy to take care of themselves, and the Tiele tribes in Mobei also refuse to obey the Turks' desire to set up valleys and expand the land."

"The Turkic people were hit by a disaster, so they collected heavy taxes on livestock and fodder from the Tiele tribes, completely disregarding the life and death of the Tiele tribes, which caused great dissatisfaction among the Tiele tribes. Now they have fought."

"I think that now is the perfect time for us to send troops to recover Shuofang. This opportunity must not be missed, and the time will never come again!"

There is a lot of snow in Chang'an this year.

The snow in Saibei is heavier.

It is reported that the heavy snow is several feet deep. This kind of heavy snow on the grassland is called white disaster.

This is a fatal snow disaster. Countless livestock will freeze to death. For grassland people, livestock is their foundation.

Generally, after the Great White disaster, the grassland will be in turmoil. Either all the tribes will unite and go south to rob the Central Plains to solve the famine, or the big fish will eat the small fish, and the big tribe will rob the small tribe. Or tax hikes.

But tax increases in a catastrophe year are sure to spark rebellion.

So either fight internally or invade externally.

But in spring and summer, it is not suitable for large-scale southward invasion. There is no grass on the road, no fat for cattle and horses, and they cannot support long-distance marches.

The best invasion season is still in autumn, when the horses are tall and fat, the weather is cool, and the cattle and sheep are fat.

Your Majesty.

Falling into a big dispute, Du Ruhui, Minister of the Ministry of War, suggested taking the opportunity to attack Liang Shidu and recruit Yuan Junzhang to solve the last two anti-kings.

But Zuo Pu shot Xiao Yu even more fiercely. He proposed not only to recover Shuofang and Yunzhong, but also to take advantage of the Turkic disease to kill him. It was also taken back in one fell swoop.

If there is an opportunity at that time, he will also break the Turkic Khan court in Chilechuan, and drive the Turkic people across the Yin Mountain.

However, Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was firmly opposed to directly sending troops to the Turks. This man was suspended at home for a period of time for reflection and now he resumed his original post again.

"We can't break our promises. The abrupt covenant has just been renewed in March, so we can't take the initiative to tear up the covenant." Changsun Wuji agreed to recover Shuofang Yunzhong at this time, but he could not fight Turks.

"Xuanling?"

The emperor was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but asked Fang Xuanling, his confidant.

"Your Majesty, as long as the Turks have not breached their contract and invaded, we would be treacherous if we took the initiative to send troops, and it would be a waste of money and people. This is not the king's army, and we are not ready yet."

"I suggest that you send secret envoys to contact the Tiele tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Huihe in Mobei, give generous rewards, and even make peace with them, and promise that after the Tujue is destroyed, they will be named Khan for the founding of the country, so that they will defect from the Turks and fight against Jieli. We will Send troops to recover Shuofang and Daibei,"

"Step by step, within three to five years, the tribe will inevitably rebel and there will be no animals left."

"Then wait for him to be guilty and send troops to attack him. It's justified, and he is also the teacher of the king."

Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded, and was about to speak when he glanced at Wu Huaiyu in the hall, and found that he didn't seem to agree.

Wu Huaiyu frowned involuntarily when he heard the word "marriage".

(End of this chapter)